In 2016 Peter and Patti from Minnesota (USA) asked me to help them plan a heritage trip in the Netherlands. Patti’s paternal ancestors all came from places like Andijk, Weesp, and Vianen. We then spent a full day to visit a couple of places, to get an idea where the previous generations lived and worked. Read more…
Every time I make a heritage trip with foreign clients, one of their questions is: “Can we visit the graves of our Dutch ancestors?” My answer is in many occasions painful. Old graves often no longer exist. Public and private graves According to Dutch law two types of graves exist: public graves and private graves. Read more…